HOUSTON, Feb. 15, 2016 — (PRNewswire) — Hunting PLC announced that 121 artists have been selected to move on to the final round of judging in the 2016 Hunting Art Prize in which participants vie for a $50,000 award. The competition, which is celebrating its 36th anniversary, is the largest prize in the category of painting and drawing available in North America.

The panel of jurors that narrowed the submissions to the final 121 participants will reconvene in April for the second phase of the two-tiered jury process. The 2016 winner will be announced at the Hunting Art Prize gala on April 30.

The artists, who come from more than 40 cities and towns throughout the state of Texas, are: